Misc

On Wednesday Wā attended the site blessing and sod turning for Hayman Park in Manukau. The first stage of works will include a new playground that will form a significant new drawcard for the park, a unique Manukau-specific destination for locals

On Wednesday Wā attended the site blessing and sod turning for Hayman Park in Manukau. The first stage of works will include a new playground that will form a significant new drawcard for the park, a unique Manukau-specific destination for locals

My favorite playground is a hidden kingdom on the Western Swedish coast. Built within the natural reserve of Kullarberg, Nimis was created in 1996 by the artist Lars Vilks. The wooden sculptures are situated in a remote area of the

My favorite playground is a hidden kingdom on the Western Swedish coast. Built within the natural reserve of Kullarberg, Nimis was created in 1996 by the artist Lars Vilks. The wooden sculptures are situated in a remote area of the

I had the chance to travel around Sweden last July, and came across the city of Norrkoping. Situated on the eastern part of Sweden, about 150 km south of Stockholm, Norrkoping was established on the Motala river banks. The city

I had the chance to travel around Sweden last July, and came across the city of Norrkoping. Situated on the eastern part of Sweden, about 150 km south of Stockholm, Norrkoping was established on the Motala river banks. The city

Happy New Year! We hope everyone has had an excellent Christmas break. Something that recently re-caught my interest, and a world away from beaches and barbeques, is the Kowloon Walled City (KWC). For those that haven’t encountered it, KWC was,

Happy New Year! We hope everyone has had an excellent Christmas break. Something that recently re-caught my interest, and a world away from beaches and barbeques, is the Kowloon Walled City (KWC). For those that haven’t encountered it, KWC was,

Canadian uber-urbanist Brent Toderian has been in Auckland speaking at various events and generally noodling around the city. He’s a prolific tweeter and his recent history is full of informed observations about the state of the super city. This one

Canadian uber-urbanist Brent Toderian has been in Auckland speaking at various events and generally noodling around the city. He’s a prolific tweeter and his recent history is full of informed observations about the state of the super city. This one

This is a pretty awesome bit of mapping / data visualisation. The bike share map globally locates and depicts the scale of the various bike share schemes across the world. It allows you to zoom in and investigate the location

This is a pretty awesome bit of mapping / data visualisation. The bike share map globally locates and depicts the scale of the various bike share schemes across the world. It allows you to zoom in and investigate the location

I recently came across this fascinating night-time aerial image of Berlin. It reveals the former east-west division through the distribution of different lighting systems that were proliferated during the wall years. The essential distinction is that between sodium lights –

I recently came across this fascinating night-time aerial image of Berlin. It reveals the former east-west division through the distribution of different lighting systems that were proliferated during the wall years. The essential distinction is that between sodium lights –

Geoguesser is a simple web game that tests, amongst other things, your knowledge of the world’s landscapes. The player is dropped on a random road within google’s street view and is tasked with identifying where in the world they are.

Geoguesser is a simple web game that tests, amongst other things, your knowledge of the world’s landscapes. The player is dropped on a random road within google’s street view and is tasked with identifying where in the world they are.

The Wynyard Quarter recently won the ‘Urbis Best Public Space of 2012’! Which is great… and you can now check out these celebrated spaces from the unlikely perspective of a high-flying gull, thanks to Google maps hosting some pretty fresh

The Wynyard Quarter recently won the ‘Urbis Best Public Space of 2012’! Which is great… and you can now check out these celebrated spaces from the unlikely perspective of a high-flying gull, thanks to Google maps hosting some pretty fresh

Hope everyone’s had a good Christmas and summer break and has returned refreshed for 2013. A couple of years ago I was having a different sort of Christmas break travelling in India. While there I visited Hampi, a history-laden town

Hope everyone’s had a good Christmas and summer break and has returned refreshed for 2013. A couple of years ago I was having a different sort of Christmas break travelling in India. While there I visited Hampi, a history-laden town

Nau mai, haere mai! Welcome to blog.wāal, the online forum of the team at wraight + associates [wā] We’ll be posting occasional comment, news, observations and reviews on the likes of landscape, architecture, design and urbanism. blog.wāal will function as a

Nau mai, haere mai! Welcome to blog.wāal, the online forum of the team at wraight + associates [wā] We’ll be posting occasional comment, news, observations and reviews on the likes of landscape, architecture, design and urbanism. blog.wāal will function as a